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- From: daryl@oracorp.com (Daryl McCullough)
- Subject: Re: hidden variables
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.035056.19338@oracorp.com>
- Organization: ORA Corporation
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 03:50:56 GMT
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- preddy@comphy.physics.orst.edu () writes:
-
- >As an aside, it is worth noting here that a "theory" of
- >physics is worth nothing until it predicts something not yet
- >observed, no matter how aesthetically pleasing said "theory"
- >may be. And so much the worse for a theory full of
- >superfluous, metaphysical explanations.
-
- I think it is worth noting that theories of physics aren't worth much
- whether they predict something or not. Most cutting-edge theoretical
- physics is of absolutely no use whatsoever except to other theoretical
- physicists. So let's cut out this talk about the "worth" of theories;
- they don't have any.
-
- The only motivation there can be in continuing to work in theoretical
- physics is simply the driving power of curiosity---the desire to
- understand how the world works. And the only criterion for whether a
- theory of physics is satisfactory is this: does it satisfy your
- curiosity?
-
- Daryl McCullough
- ORA Corp.
- Ithaca, NY
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